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Daytona Beach Getaway Information

Daytona Beach is the definite spring break destination for party-goers on Florida's Atlantic Coast. With an average high of 78 degrees in the summer, the beaches at Daytona Beach offer a great place to relax and soak up the best of the Florida sun. For a minimal fee, beach-goers can drive their vehicles on to the beach front, providing plenty of ideal parking conditions for this busy sun mecca. One great attraction of the beach is sea turtle season. From May to October, the endangered Green Sea Turtle is the beach's most unusual visitor, laying eggs and sprouting approximately 100 baby Green Sea Turtles each season.

Daytona Beach is also known as the "Birthplace of Speed" and is home to nine different go-karting or speed racing parks, including the Daytona International Speedway, which hosts NASCAR events. For those who like to live life at a slower pace, the shores of Daytona Beach offer a myriad of cruises and boating tours. Parasailing, water skiing and surfing are all big businesses in the area and there are plenty instruction schools and companies around to help you get started. Nightlife is huge in Daytona Beach and its surrounding areas. Dozens of nightclubs, bars, lounges and karaoke bars are open nightly.